Director (Strategic Project) Commodore Ashok Bhal assumed additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Shipyard Limited on Tuesday consequent to the retirement of Rear Admiral N.K. Mishra.
Commodore (retired) Ashok Bhal is a B.E. from IIT-Roorkee and M.Tech from IIT, Kharagpur with MBA. He held several appointments afloat and ashore in the Indian Navy before joining HSL.
He has been awarded Vishist Seval Medal (VSM) by the President of India. Commodore Ashok Bhal will hold additional charge of the post of CMD till the time Rear Admiral L.V.S. Babu, CMD (designate) joins HSL in January, 2016.